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Brad Pitt’s upcoming film Cogan’s Trade gets a new title: Killing Them Softly

Posted 14 years ago

Ugh. According to Variety’s Jeff Sneider, The Weinstein Company has retitled COGAN’S TRADE – director Andrew Dominik’s upcoming Brad Pitt-as-a-mob-enforcer flick – to KILLING THEM SOFTLY. Again: Ugh. Dominik, the director behind CHOPPER and the incredible THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE...

Cool Videos: The Hungry Games

Posted 14 years ago

Payman Benz, the gentleman director behind such cinematic lampoons as BAVATAR and FAKEBORING NIGHTVISIONCRAP 2, returns with a parody that might have you bursting – literally – at the seams: THE HUNGRY GAMES. Starring Alison Becker (“Parks and Recreation”), Erin...

Check out John Carter when he’s still of Earth in this new 10-minute clip

Posted 14 years ago

Now that the majority of critics have seen it, word is that JOHN CARTER is a good film and not the disaster many in the entertainment media thought it would be. Yay! Unfortunately, Disney still seems to have no clue...

Cool Videos: Watch Steven Spielberg’s reaction to the 1976 Oscar nomination announcements!

Posted 14 years ago

It’s kind of hard to tell if Steven Spielberg – seen here at the smooth, beardless age of 29 – is joking or speaking with at least some bit of cockiness when referring to how many nominations he expects JAWS...

Go on location with the latest production diary from Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit!

Posted 14 years ago

Peter Jackson and company’s production diaries for THE HOBBIT continue! This is the first one of 2012 and it goes further into the everyday happenings of the location shooting taking place all across gorgeous New Zealand. Early on, PJ teases...

First look at Ryan Gosling in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Only God Forgives

Posted 14 years ago

I think it’s safe to say: “THE ARTIST can go f*ck itself.” Myself and the vast majority of you felt the primo film of 2011 was easily Nicolas Winding Refn’s DRIVE, which featured a dynamite performance from one of our...

Emma Watson to star in Sofia Coppola’s celebrity burglary flick The Bling Ring

Posted 14 years ago

Director Sofia Coppola’s last project SOMEWHERE didn’t seem to make much of an impression on anyone a couple of years ago, though the filmmaker’s talents remain undeniable. Will she fare better this time around with THE BLING RING, a film...

UPDATE! Elizabeth Olsen offered the female lead in Spike Lee’s Oldboy

Posted 14 years ago

UPDATE: The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Twitch’s original report and says that Olsen is indeed in talks and looking likely to sign onto the project. They also add this description of her role: “Olsen has the offer to play the...

Michael Bay casts beautiful people Bar Paly and Tony Shalhoub in his meathead action-comedy Pain and Gain

Posted 14 years ago

Michael Bay, like any true red-blooded ‘Merican, loves his beautiful, gorgeous models. So according to Variety, he’s cast Israeli hottie Bar Paly (THE RUINS) in his upcoming Mark Walhberg/Dwayne Johnson action-comedy PAIN AND GAIN. Oh, and Tony Shalhoub (CARS 2)...

New extended scene from Pixar’s Brave aims for the bullseye

Posted 14 years ago

Disney’s Australian YouTube page is calling this new extended BRAVE clip a trailer, but the video actually plays out like an extended scene. And it’s a good scene in that it contains everything you need to know about the Pixar...

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